Under-fire Chelsea boss Graham Potter claims that the situation involving the retention of Blues midfield star Mason Mount at the club is out of his hands - adding that it is 'between Mount and the club' to agree terms on a new deal.
Having joined Chelsea aged eight years of age, Mount shot to prominence in the Covid-ragged yeah of 2019/20 following successful loan spells at Vitesse and Derby County. Becoming a key starter under Frank Lampard, Mount's eye for goal, incredible technique and work-rate saw him become a huge fan favourite at Chelsea - especially when winning the Champions League against Manchester City just one year later under Thomas Tuchel.
But despite his previously solid form for Chelsea, the he has failed to deliver this season. With Mount's contract ticking down, links to Liverpool have appeared which would do zero good for the fans' confidence in the club should he move to a huge rival. And, alleviating fears even more, Potter has admitted that the club's hierarchy are the ones responsible for Mount's contract - claiming it has 'nothing to do with him'.
"Mason, for us, has been great to work with. He's been top. But he's suffering like the rest of us because we want to do better, we want to see better results.
"But in terms of the contract, that's between him and the club. I'm the head coach and I get on with my job to work with the players to help them improve. At the moment we aren't doing as well as we'd like. That's the focus for me."
Mount travelled with England to the Qatar World Cup, but fell upon a lack of minutes in the Middle East, featuring in the group stages but being dropped for the knockout rounds as England crashed to France. Even throughout the current season with Chelsea, he has registered just three goals and two assists in the Premier League in what has been a largely disappointing season for the west London outfit in general.
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